Upasana Makati

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Upasana Makati is a Mumbai-based entrepreneur, founder of White Print, and activist for the visually impaired.^[1]^[2] In 2016, she was named one of Forbes India's 30 Under 30.^[3]

Education[edit]

Makati studied Communication at the University of Ottawa.^[3]

White Print[edit]

In 2013, Upasana Makati considered how visually impaired people began their day, so she visited schools to find out.^[1] After discovering few options for the visually impaired to read without the assistance of a screen reader, she founded White Print, India's first English lifestyle magazine published in braille.^[1] The magazine prints 64 pages and covers topics like art, sports, politics, and film.^[4]

The magazine is a for-profit, paid for via traditional methods like subscribers and corporate advertisements.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lidhoo, Prerna (18 Apr 2018). "Upasana Makati: Making print accessible". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Mumbai Diary: Friday Dossier". mid-day. 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Panchal, Salil (11 Feb 2016). "30 Under 30: Upasana Makati - Helping the visually-challenged see". Forbes India. Retrieved 2019-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Kapoor, Divya (25 Apr 2018). "Meet the woman who is helping blind people see the world". India Today. Retrieved 2019-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lidhoo, Prerna (18 Apr 2018). "Upasana Makati: Making print accessible". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Mumbai Diary: Friday Dossier". mid-day. 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

[:1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Panchal, Salil (11 Feb 2016). "30 Under 30: Upasana Makati - Helping the visually-challenged see". Forbes India. Retrieved 2019-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] Kapoor, Divya (25 Apr 2018). "Meet the woman who is helping blind people see the world". India Today. Retrieved 2019-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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